In short
- Kula Shaker, Ellis·D, Cala Vento and Drugos are the first names for Gijón Sound Festival 2027, which takes place from 15 to 18 April.
- Cala Vento and Drugos play on Friday 16 and Kula Shaker and Ellis·D on Saturday 17, both days in the marquee in the plaza del Ayuntamiento.
- The launch offer puts the festival pass at €40 and each marquee day at €25.
- Kula Shaker arrive on the tour marking 30 years since their debut, ‘K’, which they are re-recording for release in February 2027.
Gijón Sound Festival now has its first names for 2027. On Wednesday the organisers announced Kula Shaker, Ellis·D, Cala Vento and Drugos for an edition that once again spreads concerts across the city from Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 April, and opened sales with launch prices.
Gijón Sound 2027 line-up: first confirmed acts
- Friday 16 April, marquee in the plaza del Ayuntamiento: Cala Vento and Drugos.
- Saturday 17 April, marquee in the plaza del Ayuntamiento: Kula Shaker and Ellis·D.
Cala Vento, the duo from the Empordà made up of Joan Delgado and Aleix Turon, have been on the road for just over a decade. Drugos are playing at home: they are an indie rock band formed in Gijón and based in Madrid who in 2026 released their third album, ‘Haz ruido mientras puedas’, produced by Nacho Mur of La M.O.D.A. On Saturday, before Kula Shaker, Ellis·D take the stage: the glam punk project of British musician Ellis Dickson, from Brighton.
The festival says it will gradually reveal the rest of the programme, which in previous editions spread across the city's venues, bars and squares.
Gijón Sound 2027 tickets and passes
These are the launch offer prices published by the festival:
- Festival pass, €40.
- Friday 16 ticket (Cala Vento and Drugos), €25.
- Saturday 17 ticket (Kula Shaker and Ellis·D), €25.
Tickets are on sale in the festival's ticket shop, run by Musikaze. The organisers have not said how long these launch prices will last.
Kula Shaker: 30 years of ‘K’
Crispian Mills's British band are celebrating the 30th anniversary of ‘K’ (1996), the album that took them to number 1 in the UK with songs such as ‘Govinda’, sung in Sanskrit, and ‘Tattva’. The tour accompanies ‘K-Reinkarnate’, an analogue re-recording of that album due out in February 2027. Gijón is one of the dates on their Spanish run in April.
The whole spring festival season is in the April to June 2027 festival calendar and, for anyone looking for more plans in the region, in the list of festivals in Asturias.
Sources: official Gijón Sound Festival website (2027 edition announcement and prices, 4 November 2026); Rock and Roll Army (4 November 2026); La Ganzúa (Kula Shaker's Spanish tour).
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